Uganda

It's the top Uganda travel experience .Take a professional guided gorilla trek through the fascinating, wildlife-packed rainforests of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park and see these critically endangered primates for yourself - up close and personal. Its is a once in a lifetime experience!

Uganda presents excellent - and rare - opportunities for trekking to see these fascinating primates in a pristine environment. Travel to the forests of the Kibale Forest National Park or Kgambura Gorge in the Queen Elizabeth National Park for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to encounter foraging families of chimps. Kibale also offers you the chance to accompany primate researchers on field trips.

As one of Africa's best-kept secrets Uganda not only nurtures your adventurous travel spirit but you'll be staggered at the range of adventure activities available. With the highest mountain range on the continent, mystical volcanoes, rainforests and tumbling rivers, Uganda is a must-do for the serious trekker, climber and white-water rafter. Head for the country's adventure capital of Jinja for matters aquatic or the forest-clad mountains of the Rwenzori Mountains National Park or Mount Elgon National Park for lung-busting hiking - don't worry, the views are worth it.

Uganda's location as a transitional point between rainforest, savannah and semi-desert means it is blessed with an almost embarrassingly good avifauna. With over 1 000 species crammed into a country the size of Britain, Uganda is regularly hailed as Africa's, if not the world's, best birding destination. Boasting places like the Queen Elizabeth National Park with a staggering 610 recorded bird species and the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park with its sack load of Albertine Rift forest endemics, the one thing you can count on in Uganda is a peerless birding experience.